UPSC CAPF 2020: Central Armed Police Forces Recruitment 2020

The UPSC CAPF 2020 is a recruitment exam to be conducted by the UPSC in order to select the candidates for the post of Assistant Commandants in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF). The selected candidates will be posted in various departments under CAPF such as CRPF, BSF, ITBP, CISF and SSB. The application process for UPSC CAPF 2020 is expected to start from the month of April 2020. The candidates aspiring to appear for this exam needs to fill and submit the application form before the last date.

Those candidates who will clear the written exam have to appear for the physical efficiency test. The pattern for this exam will be as follows:

Particular

Males

Female

100 Meter race

Within 16 seconds

Within 18 seconds

800 Meter race

Within 3 Minutes 45 seconds

With 4 Minutes 45 seconds

Long Jump

3.5 meters (3 chances)

3.0 meters

Shot put (7.26 Kgs)

4.5 meters

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Interview/ Personality Test

The candidates who will be declared qualified in the Physical exam will be called for interview.

The interview will carry 150 marks.

UPSC CAPF Syllabus 2020

The syllabus for the written exam of UPSC CAPF 2020 will be as follows:

Paper 1: General Ability and Intelligence

General Mental Ability, Current Events of National and International Importance, General Science, Indian Polity and Economy, History of India, Indian and World Geography

Paper 2: General Studies, Essay and Comprehension

Part A: Essay writing either in Hindi or English (80 Marks). Topics will be from modern Indian history especially of the freedom struggle, polity and economy, knowledge of security and human right issues, geography etc.

Part B: Précis writing, Comprehension, Other communications/language skills (120 Marks) only in English language. The topics will be précis writing, Comprehension passages, simple grammar, developing counter arguments and other aspects of language testing.

How to prepare for UPSC CAPF 2020?

Here are some tips that can help the candidates preparing for the UPSC CAPF exam.

Regular studies are going to be the key to success. You should prepare a well-structured timetable and study accordingly on the regular basis.

Improve your writing skill in English language to obtain good marks in the Paper 2.

Be updated with the current affair and general knowledge topics by reading a good newspaper daily.

Keep yourself in supreme fitness to do well in the physical efficiency test.

Solve some previous year question papers and mock tests to test yourself and analyze your mistakes.

UPSC CAPF Eligibility Criteria 2020

The eligibility criteria for UPSC CAPF 2020 will be as follows:

Nationality

Only Indian citizens are allowed to appear for the exam.

Age Limit

The age of a candidate should be between 20 to 25 years as on 1st August 2020 (relaxations will be given to the candidates from the reserved categories)

Educational Qualification

The candidate must possess a bachelor’s degree from a recognized university or institute

Physical Standards

The candidate also requires have the physical parameters as given below:

Particular

Men

Women

Height

165 cm

157 cm

Chest

81 cm unexpended and 86 cm after expansion

Not applicable

Weight

50 Kg

46 Kg

UPSC CAPF Application Form 2020

The application form for UPSC CAPF 2020 will be available only in online mode through the official website. No other mode of application form submission will be allowed. In order to access the application form, the candidates have to register themselves only on the official website. After registration, the candidates have to login using the registration ID and password. The candidates have to enter all the mandatory details in the application form after logging in.

The application form will not be considered valid unless the candidate pays the required application fee.

Application Fee

The application fee for UPSC CAPF 2020 exam will be as follows:

For Male candidates from General/ OBC categories: Rs. 200/-

For Female/ SC/ ST candidates: Nil (Exempted)

Mode of Payment

The application fee can be paid in online mode by using any of Visa/Master/RuPay Credit/Debit Card or Net banking.

The candidates can also pay the application fee by cash in any branch of SBI using a Bank Challan.

UPSC CAPF Admit Card 2020

The candidates can download their UPSC CAPF 2020 admit card from the official website. In order to download the admit card, candidates have to provide some basic information like registration id/ roll no. and date of birth. The authorities will release the admit card 3 weeks prior to the date of exam. No candidate will be allowed to appear for the exam without a valid admit card.

UPSC CAPF Result 2020

The result of UPSC CAPF 2020 exam will be declared on the official website of the commission. The result will be announced in the form of merit list in pdf format. The merit will be created on the basis of candidate’s performance in written exam and interview. A direct link to check the result will also be updated on this page when available.